Coffin-fastener.



G. W. GOMEE.

GOFPIN PASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1912.

1,044,498, PatentedNov. 19, 1912.

end of the lever 15 terminates in a hook 17 and its other, or outer end,terminates in a laterally projecting finger piece 18 that eX- tendsoutside of the latch plate 12 into a position to be operated from theoutside of the body 1. The hook 17 is arranged for swinging movementacross the notch 13 for interlocking engagement with the body portion ofthe stud 10 at a point directly under its head.

For automatically moving the hook 17 into interlocking engagement withthe headed stud 10, a cam arm 19 is integrally formed on the lever 15,which cam arm 19 projects in the same plane with the lever 15 butdiverges therefrom. This cam arm 19 is arranged to be engaged by thebody portion of the stud 10, under the endwise sliding closing movementof the cover 2 and cammed thereby laterally, a distance sufficient toswing the latch 9 on its pivot pin 16 and thereby carrying the lock hook17 across the notch 13 and into interlocking engagement with the bodyportion of the stud 10.

Normally, the lock hook 17 engages one of the walls of a recess 2aformed in the cover 2, under the latch plate 12, and holds the cam arm19 in its proper position to be engaged by the headed stud 10. Toprevent too free a movement of the latch 9, the latch plate 12 is formedwith a bulge portion 20 over which the lock hook 17 frictionally slides.

rlhe above described fastening devices, while extremely simple and ofsmall cost to manufacture, are thought to be highly efficientfor thepurpose had in view.

lVhat I claim is 1. The combination with a 00mn body and a removablecover therefor, of headed studs and a lock pin secured to said body,notched wedge blocks secured to said cover, arranged to embrace saidheaded st-uds for drawing said cover onto said body during an endwise'sliding movement thereof, a swinging lock hook pivcted on said cover,means operated by engagement with said lock pin, during the closingsliding movement of said cover, to move said lock hook into interlockingengagement with said lock stud, and means extending to a point outsideof the coffin for releasing said lock hook, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a cofiin body and a. removable cover therefor,of headed studs and a lock pin secured to said body, notched wedgeblocks secured to said cover, arranged to embrace said headed studs fordrawing said cover onto said body during an end wise sliding movementthereof, a swinging lock hook pivoted on. said cover, a cam arm on saidlock hook arranged to lengage said lock pin during the closing slidingmove ment of said cover to move said lock hook into interlockingengagement with said lock stud, and a linger piece on said lock hookextending to a point outside of the coiiin for releasing said lock hook,substantially as described.

1n testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.Y

GEORGE W7. COMER. Vilitnesses EDMUND RAUSCH, A.. G. REID.

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